Patents by Inventor Will Akin

Will Akin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tracking a lifetime of write operations to a non-volatile memory storage
    Patent number: 8874834
    Abstract: A method, device, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment method begins by incrementing a count of a total number of write operations to a non-volatile memory storage for each write operation to the non-volatile memory storage. The method then receives a request for the total count of lifetime write operations from a requestor. Finally, the method sends the total count of lifetime write operations to the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Victor W. Locasio, Steven E. Wells, Will Akin
  • TRACKING A LIFETIME OF WRITE OPERATIONS TO A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY STORAGE
    Publication number: 20140101374
    Abstract: A method, device, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment method begins by incrementing a count of a total number of write operations to a non-volatile memory storage for each write operation to the non-volatile memory storage. The method then receives a request for the total count of lifetime write operations from a requestor. Finally, the method sends the total count of lifetime write operations to the requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Victor W. Locasio, Steven E. Wells, Will Akin
  • Tracking a lifetime of write operations to a non-volatile memory storage
    Patent number: 8566506
    Abstract: A method, device, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment method begins by incrementing a count of a total number of write operations to a non-volatile memory storage for each write operation to the non-volatile memory storage. The method then receives a request for the total count of lifetime write operations from a requestor. Finally, the method sends the total count of lifetime write operations to the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Victor W. Locasio, Steven E. Wells, Will Akin
  • Tracking a lifetime of write operations to a non-volatile memory storage
    Publication number: 20110035535
    Abstract: A method, device, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment method begins by incrementing a count of a total number of write operations to a non-volatile memory storage for each write operation to the non-volatile memory storage. The method then receives a request for the total count of lifetime write operations from a requestor. Finally, the method sends the total count of lifetime write operations to the requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Victor W. Locasio, Steven E. Wells, Will Akin
  • Implementing Asynchronous Request for Forcing Dynamic Memory into Self Refresh
    Publication number: 20090089514
    Abstract: In some embodiments a memory controller receives a signal indicating a power condition of a system. In response to the received signal the memory controller controls a clock enable signal to a memory, allows only already issued memory controller signals to finish, and forces the memory into a self refresh. A transition is made such that power is only provided to the memory controller and to the memory, and no power is provided to any other components in the system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Durgesh Srivastava, Niall McDonnell, Will Akin, Mark Schmisseur